Land Sword Immortal: Eighty Years as the Guardian of the Sword Pavilion

Chapter 264 – Perhaps, you have a spiritual root

As for Meng Fan, he didn't reject Shu Changsheng's address.

Whether it was out of fear that rejecting it would hurt the boy's feelings, or he truly accepted this disciple without a Spiritual Root, was unclear.

"Speed? Your vision is too high right now. You want to grasp the essence of sword techniques from the start. Take it slow, don't rush!" Meng Fan said casually.

This boy was indeed remarkable; his aptitude for Sword Dao already surpassed Wu Tian's.

For instance, with the Gale Sword Technique, this boy, despite it being his first encounter, had already moved beyond the basic moves and started pursuing the essence of the technique. To put it bluntly, he was almost aiming for Sword Intent.

Unfortunately, this boy had no Spiritual Root and couldn't cultivate; not a trace of True Qi existed within him.

In this situation, aiming too high wasn't a good thing!

Actually, the problem Shu Changsheng just mentioned boiled down to his inability to cultivate due to the lack of a Spiritual Root.

Without cultivation, he could only have the speed of a mortal, which naturally couldn't keep up with the speed of the Gale Sword Technique.

But to say this outright would be hurtful, so Meng Fan could only brush it off casually.

Just as Meng Fan comforted Shu Changsheng with a few words and was about to leave after answering some questions about sword techniques...

Shu Changsheng suddenly grabbed Meng Fan, cautiously saying, "Master, something strange has happened to me recently, and I didn't dare tell anyone."

"What is it?" Meng Fan's face showed a hint of surprise upon hearing Shu Changsheng's words.

Shu Changsheng hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Everyone says I have no Spiritual Root and can't cultivate, but recently, it seems like there's True Qi appearing in my body."

True Qi?

Hearing these words, Meng Fan's pupils contracted slightly, and his gaze became serious.

He looked at Shu Changsheng, exerting his Divine Soul, and enveloped the boy with a wisp of Divine Sense, carefully observing him.

A few breaths later, Meng Fan retracted his Divine Sense.

Although his face showed no expression, his heart was somewhat shocked.

Because within Shu Changsheng's body, there indeed appeared a faint wisp of Qi.

However, this Qi wasn't True Qi but Sword Qi!

To be precise, it could barely be considered True Qi.

Others cultivate wind-attributed True Qi, water-attributed True Qi, or even the rare thunder-attributed True Qi, and so on.

The Sword Qi within Shu Changsheng's body, in a sense, could be considered sword-attributed True Qi.

This was very bizarre and extremely special; even Meng Fan couldn't cultivate such sword-attributed True Qi.

Although there are many types of True Qi, there really isn't such a thing as sword-attributed True Qi!!!

Meng Fan looked at Shu Changsheng, his expression grave.

He suddenly thought of a possibility: was the testing array for Spiritual Roots really accurate back then?

Although it was tested repeatedly and confirmed that the testing array had no issues, did that mean Shu Changsheng definitely had no Spiritual Root?

Could there be a Spiritual Root that the testing array couldn't detect?

Thinking of this, Meng Fan furrowed his brows deeply.

He felt his guess was very likely because a person without a Spiritual Root couldn't cultivate and wouldn't have True Qi in their body.

And the appearance of True Qi within Shu Changsheng's body was very abnormal!

It absolutely didn't belong to the category of being unable to cultivate!

"Junior Sister Liu, I'm taking Changsheng to the Sword Pavilion. If you need him, come to the Sword Pavilion," Meng Fan said to Liu Yanping.

Hearing Meng Fan's words, Liu Yanping didn't refuse.

In the entire Shu Mountain Sword Sect, besides herself, Meng Fan was the best to Shu Changsheng.

She had no worries about Shu Changsheng going to the Sword Pavilion with Meng Fan.

Moments later, Meng Fan brought Shu Changsheng to the Sword Pavilion and headed straight to the second floor.

He told Elder Lin about Shu Changsheng's situation in detail.

Elder Lin, with his vast experience and knowledge, should be able to figure out what was going on with this boy.

"A testing array that can't detect a Spiritual Root, and yet there's True Qi in his body?" Elder Lin showed a hint of surprise upon hearing Meng Fan's words.

He carefully examined Shu Changsheng's body and indeed found the special True Qi within him.

"What a bizarre True Qi, almost like Sword Qi. I've never seen anyone able to cultivate such True Qi!"

Elder Lin stared at Shu Changsheng, his face full of astonishment.

"Master, what do you think?" Meng Fan asked.

Elder Lin remained silent for a moment.

To be honest, he couldn't quite understand it either.

This was beyond his comprehension, but in front of his disciple Meng Fan, he couldn't lose the air of a profound master.

He cleared his throat and said calmly, "You came to me just to know if this boy has a Spiritual Root and can cultivate? Such a simple matter, and you still need to ask me?"

Meng Fan quickly asked, "Master, do you have a solution?"

Elder Lin glanced at Meng Fan and said helplessly, "How could I have such a foolish disciple? If you want to know if he has a Spiritual Root and can cultivate, just give him a cultivation technique to try. Wouldn't that solve it?"

Meng Fan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

This... was indeed a very simple and effective method.

He had been fixated on figuring out whether Shu Changsheng had a Spiritual Root and what kind it was.

He had only thought of finding a way to test Shu Changsheng's Spiritual Root more accurately!

As a result, he had overlooked the simplest method.

Without a Spiritual Root, one couldn't cultivate!

So, giving Shu Changsheng a cultivation technique to try would suffice.

If he could cultivate, it would prove he had a Spiritual Root, without the need for further testing!

Such a simple method, and he hadn't thought of it.

For a moment, Meng Fan felt like he was back on Earth in his previous life, holding his phone while searching for it...

How foolish!

Meng Fan took Shu Changsheng downstairs and returned to his room.

"Changsheng, I suspect the previous testing array wasn't accurate. You might have a Spiritual Root. I have a basic cultivation technique here; try cultivating it!"

Meng Fan took out a common cultivation technique, "Five Elements True Art," and handed it to Shu Changsheng, asking him to try cultivating it.

Regardless of the type of Spiritual Root, it generally evolved from the five elements.

So as long as there was a Spiritual Root, one could cultivate the "Five Elements True Art."

After Meng Fan's explanation, Shu Changsheng began cultivating according to the instructions in the "Five Elements True Art."

Watching Shu Changsheng close his eyes, Meng Fan smiled helplessly.

He himself didn't know why he was so concerned about this little guy.

Was it just because he called him Master?

As he was thinking, footsteps approached from behind.

Meng Fan turned around and saw Elder Lin.

"Master, why did you come down?"

Elder Lin smiled and said, "Just now on the second floor, I heard this little guy call you Master. Since he's your disciple, he's my grand-disciple. Of course, I have to show some concern."